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Incorporating Social and Behavioural Determinants of Health into Outcome Research Using Machine Learning

This research leverages structured and free-text data in electronic health records to develop natural language processing and machine learning models that will help develop outcome prediction models and tailored interventions in our health system.

Lead: Zahra Shakeri

Centre for Digital Therapeutics

The Centre for Digital Therapeutics is a research and development group focused on building novel digital therapeutics for chronic disease management to support patients in living well beyond chronic illness.

Lead: Quynh Pham

Affiliates: Emily Seto, Joseph A. Cafazzo, Ian Connell

Vernissage Health – Developing Emerging Leaders In Health

Vernissage Health focuses on the inner work of leadership in health care. Through self reflection, storytelling and deep listening, emerging leaders (graduate students and recent alumni) are invited to cultivate the mindsets and awareness required to lead positive change in health care.

Lead: Wendy Nelson

Affiliates: Malcolm Raymond K. Moffat, Isser L. Dubinsky

Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care

The Centre for Sustainable Health Systems strives to lead and support local, national, and international efforts to improve the environmental and social sustainability of health systems.

Lead: Fiona A. Miller

Affiliates: Geoffrey M. Anderson, Christine Shea

Consideration of Trade-offs Regarding COVID-19 Containment Measures in the United States: Implications for Canada

This study attempts to find if stimulus packages can be deemed cost-effective and whether shutdown measures are too restrictive resulting in massive economic shock to individuals.

Lead: Mayvis Rebeira

Affiliates: Eric Nauenberg

Improving outcomes and efficiency by reducing unnecessary invasive angiograms using AI-based clinical decision support

CREATE (CentRe for digital hEalth and dATa sciEnce) has developed an AI model that can help reduce the number of unnecessary angiograms and now working to develop a clinical decision support tool for use at the point of care.

Lead: Jeremy Petch

Affiliates: Laura C. Rosella

The IDEA Study

The IDEA Study identifies and adapts interventions to reduce documentation burden and improve nurses’ efficiency in using electronic health record systems.

Lead: Gillian Strudwick

Affiliates: Lianne P. Jeffs, Damian Jankowicz, Nelson Shen, Jessica Kemp

The Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE)

CACHE collaborates with local, national, and international partners to advance education, practice, research, systems, and policy toward better work and care for all, offering professional development programs and consultation to support this advancement.

Lead: Stella Ng

Affiliates: Paula Rowland

The International Centre for Translational Digital Health

The International Centre for Translational Digital Health advances the field of digital health in Canada, the UK, and Australia through the development, implementation, and translation of new technologies, policies, and service delivery models.

Lead: Emily Seto

Affiliates: Dionne M. Aleman, Quynh Pham, Joseph A. Cafazzo, Brian Chun-Fai Chan […]

PREVENT

PREVENT brings together a pan-Canadian team that can help Canada utilize technology as a force-multiplier to provide “Personalized Prevention Prescriptions” (PPP) for individuals at risk.

Lead: Karim Keshavjee

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Marielle Boutin
Email Address: ihpme.communications@​utoronto.ca

Manages all IHPME-wide communications and marketing initiatives, including events and announcements.